FRIDAY!!! After the week I’ve already had, I couldn’t be happier to see Friday’s adorable face this morning. I want to give it the biggest hug and squeeze its chubby cheeks. I actually have a day off tomorrow so I’m looking forward to getting some extra shut eye and hopefully kicking the remnants of this evil ailment out the door. High dosages of cold medicine and this cozy, comforting homemade sausage ramen soup have really helped thwart off the virus. Thank god b/c I’m SICK OF BEING SICK.

I’ve always been a huge fan of ramen, even before I had to eat it because I was a broke college student. Yes, I know the packets of seasoning alone have 16,000 grams of sodium, which is precisely why I don’t eat them anymore. However, I can’t help but feel a slight ping to my heart when I walk by the $1 blocks of Maruchan ramen in the grocery store. Even when I wasn’t broke in college, I still flocked to this stuff. Something about the warm, cozy broth just made me feel better.

Plus, it’s really easy to make in a dorm microwave when you’re hammer drunk off Natty Light. Am I right?

Sadly the reason behind ramen this time wasn’t due to college house parties. The only thing I could really stomach this week was soup. And instead of chicken noodle, I craved the salty, deliciousness of ramen. Instead of just making a block of the 64 cent variety, I decided to whip up my own, lower sodium broth and add some low-fat beef sausage and mushrooms. The end result was EXACTLY what my sick body craved. Warm, cozy broth with hearty sausage and noodles.

Next time you’re craving ramen, make this instead. Your body, your jeggings and your face (mine swells up like a balloon when I eat too much salt) will thank you.

Increase heat to high and bring mixture to a boil. Reduce heat to low and let simmer for about 6 minutes. Add in ramen noodles and sausage and simmer until the noodles are soft. Season with pepper or salt.

Natty Light, oh my god that made me laugh. My husband and his college buddies drank copious amounts. Up in Canada, our version was Molson Canadian...only problem is that it has significantly more alcohol than Natty Light. Much drunkenness ensued. :)

haha this is going to sound weird but i'm a huge fan of ramen cause i'm asian and we kinda grew up on the fancy ones - such as the one you did here - by totally giving it the not-out-of-box feel. yay :) :) btw, we should go to some ramen bars some time - THEY WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE. ok, i'm done :) xo

I am so in heart with this!! I love ramen but always feel guilty when I can't take my rings off my fingers with all the excess sodium. Like bread baked around twine… bad visual. But you get the point haha This is one I'll have to make to feed my fix and not my guilt :)

Ooo I will always have a soft spot for ramen :) and Easy Mac.. It sounds horrible but I've never even thought to make my own Ramen, this is SO much better than store bought! The gazillion mg of sodium aren't worth it the next day, feel better Claire!

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So I made this recipe and it was delicious, but mine didn't really look like the picture. I don't know why this should bother me because it turned out really yummy, but the beef broth made mine look so much darker. Can you use chicken broth with this recipe? I'm not sure if that will work with the beef sausage, but I like chicken broth better because I've always had a weakness for the chicken flavor ramen.

I've made this twice now and it is awesome! I sub coconut aminos for the soy sauce since my little one has food allergies and use round eye steak in place of sausage thinly sliced. Thanks for sharing its s keeper!